Film record

His Girl Friday

1940Feature film90 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
drama film · romantic comedy film · comedy drama · comedy of remarriage

Credits

Cinematography

Joseph Walker — Cinematography

Direction

Howard Hawks — Directing

Editing

Gene Havlick — Editing

Music

Sidney Cutner — Music composition
Felix Mills — Music composition

Cast

Cary Grant — Acting
Rosalind Russell — Acting
Ralph Bellamy — Acting
Gene Lockhart — Acting
Porter Hall — Acting
Ernest Truex — Acting
Cliff Edwards — Acting
John Qualen — Acting
Abner Biberman — Acting
Billy Gilbert — Acting
Roscoe Karns — Acting
Regis Toomey — Acting
Frank Orth — Acting
Helen Mack — Acting
Edwin Maxwell — Acting
Alma Kruger — Acting
Ann Doran — Acting
Clarence Kolb — Acting
Frank Jenks — Acting
Irving Bacon — Acting
Pat Flaherty — Acting
Pat West — Acting
Harry C. Bradley — Acting
Ralph Dunn — Acting
Earl Dwire — Acting
Delmar Watson — Acting
Wade Boteler — Acting
James Millican — Acting
Edmund Cobb — Acting
Gene Morgan — Acting
Marion Martin — Acting

Production

Howard Hawks — Production

Writing

Charles Lederer — Screenwriting
Charles MacArthur — Screenwriting
Ben Hecht — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified
Distribution

Vudu

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
11 Jan 1940Checked 17 Sep 2026
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